Designing Dirac vortex topological photonic crystal fibres
Optical fibres made of topological photonic crystals allow improved versatility and control across the modes and polarization of light they transmit. Compositionally, photonic crystals contain bandgaps to prevent the passage of light relative to spec.....»»
New method for designing tiny 3D materials could make fuel cells more efficient
Scientists from UNSW Sydney have demonstrated a novel technique for creating tiny 3D materials that could eventually make fuel cells like hydrogen batteries cheaper and more sustainable......»»
Modified CRISPR-based enzymes improve the prospect of inserting entire genes into the genome
Many genetic diseases are caused by diverse mutations spread across an entire gene, and designing genome editing approaches for each patient's mutation would be impractical and costly......»»
New optical method to verify topological phases in magnetic materials
Topological phases are not restricted to electronic systems. They can also occur in magnetic materials whose properties are described in terms of magnetic waves—or so-called magnons. However, even though scientists have established techniques to ge.....»»
Scientists achieve phonon and photon lasing in optomechanical cavities
Since the introduction of the first ruby laser—a solid-state laser that uses the synthetic ruby crystal as its laser medium—in 1960, the use of lasers has expanded significantly in scientific, medical and industrial fields......»»
Scientists create magno-optomechanical hybrid system with wide tuning range
A research team headed by Academician Guo Guangcan and Prof. Dong Chunhua from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has made progress in designing a magno-optomechanical hybrid system......»»
Apple may be designing its own Apple Watch MicroLED screen
In a continuing effort to provide its own components for its devices and cut out potential market competitors, Apple is reportedly designing its own MicroLED screens starting with the Apple Watch.Apple Watch UltraAs previously reported, Apple's first.....»»
Protect your Google Pixel 7 with These Awesome Cases
If you're interested in getting some protection for your Pixel 7, then you might want to check out these cases from Incipio, a brand with extensive experience designing protective cases for different phone brands. The post Protect your Google Pixel 7.....»»
Active terahertz beam steering based on mechanical deformation of a liquid crystal elastomer metasurface
Traditionally, active metasurface research has primarily focused on changing the dielectric constant and permeability of the substrate, which frequently results in resonance effect and ohmic loss. However, a reconfigurable metasurface based on mechan.....»»
Review of photonics based on Weyl semimetals
Weyl semimetals are topological materials whose low-energy excitations obey the Weyl equation. In a Weyl semimetal, the conduction and valence bands touch at discrete points in momentum space called Weyl nodes. Weyl nodes are monopoles of the Berry c.....»»
Researchers realize the quantum simulations of topological phase transitions
Topology refers to the overall property that remains unchanged despite continuous local modifications. A coffee cup and a donut are no different to mathematicians because they have the same topological charge. Materials with various topological charg.....»»
CES 2023: Dirac Live Active Room Treatment is ANC for your speakers
Swedish digital audio-processing master Dirac announced a new ANC-like room correction tech that uses your existing speakers to clean up your home audio......»»
High efficiency vortex beam generation without alignment center
The PBG group of Department of physics, Fudan University, recently proposed a method using a reflective photonic crystal slab to generate vortex with high conversion efficiency and without an alignment center......»»
Study explores topological beaming of light
Nanophotonic light emitters are compact and versatile devices with wide-ranging applications in applied physics. In a new report now published on Science Advances, Ki Young Lee and a research team in physics and engineering in China and the UK, propo.....»»
Taiwan SiC substrate suppliers need high-yield crystal growth to compete with fellow makers
High-yield crystal growth is crucial to Taiwanese SiC substrate suppliers competing with their Chinese counterparts, according to industry sources......»»
Taisic to expand production capacity for SiC substrates
Taisic Materials, a subsidiary of the Kenmec group specializing in silicon carbide (SiC) substrates, plans to triple its number of crystal growth furnaces to supply Foxconn's newly acquired 6-inch fab at the Hsinchu Science Park (HSP) in northern Tai.....»»
Quartz component maker Siward expects demand pick-up in 2Q23
Quartz component supplier Siward Crystal Technology deems customer orders unlikely to start picking up until the second quarter of 2023, as the current inventory adjustments in the related supply chain are expected to stretch into the first quarter o.....»»
Researchers realize remote tuning of lifetime of coupled Dirac plasmons
Recently, the team led by Prof. Zeng Changgan from the University of Sciences and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, collaborating with Li Xiaoguang's team from Shenzhen University, has enabled the remote tuning of the lif.....»»
Amazon Games to publish the "most expansive" Tomb Raider game yet
Amazon Games has announced that it will work with Crystal Dynamics on the next Tomb Raider following its acquisition by Embracer......»»
3D Printing For Accessibility At Microsoft
Microsoft recently launched a whole suite of accessible input devices. They’ve really been leading the industry in designing devices specifically for greater accessibility for those that might have limb differences or movement restrictions. Th.....»»
Dynamical fractal discovered in clean magnetic crystal
The nature and properties of materials depend strongly on dimension. Imagine how different life in a one-dimensional or two-dimensional world would be from the three dimensions we're commonly accustomed to. With this in mind, it is perhaps not surpri.....»»